Three Definition of Social Action by Various Authors
Social Action by various
authors, Generally social action is an individual or group behavior that
involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized
action toward social reform. Some definition is to be given below that help to
better understand the social action.
Social Action by various
authors, Max Weber defines social action: action is social in so far as by
virtue of the subjective meaning attached to it by acting individual it takes
account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in its course.
Social Action by various
authors, It includes all human behavior when and in so far as the acting
individual attaches a subjective meaning to it. Social Action by various
authors, According to Talcott Parsons "A social action is a process in the
actor-situation system which has motivational significance to the individual
actor or in the case of collectivity, its component individuals".
Social Action by various
authors, According to Max Weber, "An Action is 'social' if the acting
individual takes account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in
its course".
Types of Social Action
According to Max Weber social action like other social forms of action may be
classified in the following four types
Rational Action: In terms of
rational orientation to a system of discrete individual ends that is through
expectations as to the behavior of objects in the external situation and of
other human individuals making use of these expectations as conditions or means
for the successful attainment of the actor’s own rationally chosen ends.
Actions: In terms of
rational orientation to an absolute value; involving a conscious belief in the
absolute value of some ethical, aesthetic, religious or other form of behavior
entirely for its own sake and independently of any prospects of external
success.
Emotional Actions: In terms
of effectual orientation especially emotional determined by the specific
affects and state of feeling of the actors.
Traditional Actions:
Traditionally oriented through the habituation of long practice.
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